In the alphabet soup that is today’s crowded C-suite, few roles attract as much attention as that of the chief digital officer, or CDO. While the position isn’t exactly new, what’s required of the average CDO is. Gone are the days of being responsible for introducing basic digital capabilities and perhaps piloting a handful of initiatives. The CDO is now a “transformer in chief,” charged with coordinating and managing comprehensive changes that address everything from updating how a company works to building out entirely new businesses. And he or she must make progress quickly....

As the U.S. House and Senate make last-minute changes to the final wording of the financial-overhaul bill, one thing seems fairly certain: U.S. banks and brokerages stand to lose billions of dollars in revenues as a result of the new rules aimed at providing additional safeguards for consumers on investments and other products. ...

When I was first asked to review this paper, I was excited to see Peter engage the issue head on. This is a topic that is long overdue for discussion – particularly in light of the ambiguity and contention that surrounds the definition of a Chief Digital Officer (CDO). As this paper took shape, I was reminded of a summit I attended 18 months ago with a group of 50 top CDOs in Silicon Valley. The first hour of the session was a vigorous debate about what a CDO is, should be or could be. My observation and conclusion at the time was that there is no “one size fits all” definition that can be applied to this still emerging role. That said, despite the discomfort of the session, I honed my own u...

Accenture Digital Density Index study, performed in cooperation with Vodafone, Middle East Technical University, Boğaziçi University and TBV , indicates that the most digital companies in Turkey are in finance and retail sectors....

Having trouble getting your small business site to rank in the search engines? Not even sure where to start? This post will provide you with 15 simple hacks to ensure your site is properly optimized and starts ranking as soon as possible. These hacks have helped me to go from a startup to having millions of online visitors to my site each month in less than a year....

If you don’t know what digital transformation is, you’re not alone. However, this key term is something that all businesses should focus on as soon as possible. The world is changing. Digital connectivity is simultaneously bringing the world closer together while highlighting what makes everyone and everything different. Companies that haven’t embraced digital transformation will be left behind....

Drones zooming through the skies to deliver us packages that we haven’t even ordered yet – a (somewhat clichéd, already) vision of how technology, Big Data and analytics will impact the retail landscape in the near future....